Last updated: 1 March 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 28 February 1942 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju-52/3mge |
| Operator: | Varig |
| Registration: | PP-VAL |
| C/n / msn: | 4058 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 18 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 21 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | ca 2,5 km W of Porto Alegre Airport, RS (POA) ( Brazil)
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| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Porto Alegre Airport, RS (POA/SBPA), Brazil |
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The Junkers Ju-52/3mge named "Maua" crashed into River Guaíba after takeoff from Porto Alegre/São João, RS, killing pilot Harald Stunde, flight-engineer Bruno and four others.
Sources:
» Correio da Manhã 1 March 1942, p1» desastresaereos.net
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
